Juwanna Mann

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Juwanna Mann
Juwanna Mann promotional poster
Directed by	Jesse Vaughan
Produced by	Bill Gerber Steve Oedekerk James G. Robinson
Written by	Bradley Allenstein
Starring	Miguel A. Nunez Jr Vivica A. Fox Kevin Pollak Tommy Davidson Kim Wayans Ginuwine
Music by	Lisa Coleman Wendy Melvoin
Cinematography	Reynaldo Villalobos
Editing by	Seth Flaum
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	June 21, 2002 (USA)
Running time	91 min.
Language	English
Budget	$15,600,000 (estimated)
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Juwanna Mann is a 2002 comedy movie directed by Jesse Vaughan. The movie stars Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans, and Ginuwine. The movie is written by Bradley Allenstein and produced by Bill Gerber. The movie opened in theaters on June 21, 2002.

The movie was filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Charlotte Coliseum and the Independence Arena. The movie's soundtrack features music by Diana Ross, James Brown, Mystikal, Ginuwine, and Stevie Wonder.

1 Plot
2 Allusions
3 Trivia
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Plot

Juwanna Mann follows the story of Jamal Jeffries, the reigning 'bad boy' of basketball, whose undisciplined on-and-off-court antics have him indefinitely suspended from the league, without any prospects. Financially in trouble and untrained in anything but basketball, Jamal comes up with an outrageous plan that just might work: dress up like a woman and try out for the WNBA, the woman's basketball league. He makes it, but now he faces a challenge - to stop being Jamal and become Juwanna. Matters become even more complicated when Juwanna realizes that he is falling for his teammate Michelle, who shows him that there is more to women.

[edit] Allusions

During her first WNBA game, Juwanna is on the bench, viciously biting a towel. This can be a reference to Jerry Tarkanian, a college basketball coach who gnawed on towels during the game.

[edit] Trivia

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The animated series South Park made a reference to it in the episode Marjorine.
Former WNBA star Cynthia Cooper of the Houston Comets makes an appearance as a member of one of the opposing teams.
The popular Comic strip The Boondocks have made several parodies of the film in their strip.